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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 11 (setup 1, season 32)
Aston Villa
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Tomás VACLIK1Tomasz KUSZCZAK
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Jérémy PIED726Joe LEDLEY
Nathan BAKER37Chris BRUNT
BRUNO Miguel Borges FERNANDES847Michael CARRICK
Jeff HENDRICK56Matthijs DE LIGT
Alfie MAWSON666Emmanuel Agyemang BADU
Leandro BACUNA77Jason PUNCHEON
Rodrigo Javier DE PAUL8Andy KING
Christian BENTEKE796Nils PETERSEN
José Manuel JURADO Marín7106Victor ANICHEBE
Ádám SZALAI711Eric CHOUPO-MOTING
Manager
Robin KNOCHE12Max LOWE
DIEGO LÓPEZ Rodríguez13Moses Daddy SIMON
Ryad BOUDEBOUZ14Ahmed MUSA
Yannick BOLASIE15Tyler WALKER
Tommy ELPHICK16Glenn WHELAN

Aston Villa 3 Birmingham City 1
(Half-time: 3-1, Attendance: 44,278, Stadium: Villa Park, Referee: Dean WHITESTONE 6½)
22 Szalai, 24 Benteke, 30 BacunaScorers14 King
Substitutions65 Carrick <=> Whelan
Sendings off
Bookings
0Corners2
13Fouls6
2Offsides1
4Shots on4
11Shots off6
15Total shots10
1Shots saved3
62%Possession38%
Man of the match: BRUNO Miguel Borges FERNANDES
7JURADO was put clear by BRUNO FERNANDES and he pulled away from the Birmingham City 'keeper but drilled his shot wide.
9A cross from BACUNA left JURADO in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
14GOAL!! A long ball from BADU down the middle fell to the lurking KING who placed a looping shot into the back of the net. (1-0 Birmingham City)
20JURADO beat BADU and fired the ball to DE PAUL who toe-poked his shot wide.
22GOAL!! Some steady work by BRUNO FERNANDES on the left, left SZALAI yards clear, and he stepped inside the 'keeper and fired the ball home. (1-1)
24GOAL!! A cross from the right was headed down by BRUNO FERNANDES for BENTEKE to score. (2-1 Aston Villa)
30GOAL!! A short corner was floated out to BACUNA who nudged the ball into the net. (3-1 Aston Villa)
39An exceptional effort from JURADO scraped the upright.
39ANICHEBE waltzed away from PIED and rattled a tame shot over.
43KING's shot beat VACLIK but rebounded off the Aston Villa upright.
45DE PAUL made space on the right and dragged the ball to SZALAI who clipped the ball wide.
45+1A useful ball from MAWSON on the left found DE PAUL who mishit his shot wide.
 
46PETERSEN hit a left foot shot over the bar from close range.
47BENTEKE ran onto a delightful ball from BRUNO FERNANDES but pulled his shot wide.
49A twenty yard shot from BENTEKE caused KUSZCZAK no problem.
57The 'keeper managed to palm clear a wicked shot.
59BRUNO FERNANDES chipped the ball to BACUNA who touched it over the bar.
62A poor shot from PETERSEN bounced agonisingly wide.
66BENTEKE stroked a simple chance past the far post.
72A corner was collected by BRUNO FERNANDES who touched an effort wide.
79DE PAUL headed inches over.
80KING kicked the ball wide from the edge of the box.
85KING scuffed an easy chance.
88PETERSEN stepped inside BACUNA but lashed the ball into the arms of VACLIK.
90The bemused 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from PIED dropped just over.